-
Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly Comp – March 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 3 months ago
Dream of an electrician
The day that Colin first fell asleep in his van was as cold and unfriendly as a garden privy in the small hours of a winter’s night. Two long shifts, back-to-back, rewiring the mayoral offices in the town centre, saw him close to exhaustion. He had taken his supermarket sandwich down to the seafront and, with the windows c…[Read more]
-
Kate replied to the topic Monthly Comp – March 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 3 months ago
A STRANGE ENCOUNTER
Len slammed on the brakes of his electricity work truck and squeezed his eyes closed. This couldn’t have happened. It had to be his imagination. Too much beer last night and too much coffee this morning.
He peeked open his eyes and gave a screech more usual for his five-year-old daughter.
Pressed against the windscreen was a…[Read more]
-
Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly Comp – March 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 3 months ago
Well, my vote is another month. If you’re up for it that is. If you’re OK with that, I’ll post an entry in the next few days.
-
Athelstone replied to the topic Close to Home in the forum Blogs 3 years, 3 months ago
What a fabulous place. The film suggests a strong sense of community. Do you feel part of it as an “incomer”?
-
Athelstone replied to the topic The book trade and older readers in the forum Coffee Shop 3 years, 3 months ago
Not sure I’m representative, even though I am also (considerably) beyond 45. I don’t read as much as I did when I was, say, in my late-teens or early twenties. Then I could easily clear 3 or 4 books a week, sometimes 1 a day. I read pretty much every day. At the moment I am reading a book by somebody I know to provide a review. I have a vast pile…[Read more]
-
Athelstone posted an update 3 years, 3 months ago
Best part of 4 days to vote, but that’s it. Still nothing conclusive.
-
I’m sure that’s a reflection on how good the entries are.
-
-
Athelstone posted an update 3 years, 4 months ago
Just over a week to go. Votes are coming in. We have leaders, but everything could change.
-
A bit like UK politics
-
You call them leaders??
-
On reflection…
-
Though in the light of certain recently proposed legislation the word ‘Führer’ might be more appropriate.
-
-
-
-
-
Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly Comp – February 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 4 months ago
Great story Alex!
Thanks for the prompt @Seagreen. Gave me a chance to work out the back-story for one the main antagonists in my WIP.
-
Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly Comp – February 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 4 months ago
Ted
The things that made Ted happy got a bit broken when he was little. After a while he grew accustomed to the fact that things wouldn’t go well for him, mainly because they often ended in bruises, or even the occasional broken bone. Nevertheless, in spite of everything, he grew strong. He soon discovered that if he didn’t want to go hungry he…[Read more]
-
Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly Comp – February 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 4 months ago
OOPS, sorry, bad Ath posting as Admin!!!
-
John T posted an update 3 years, 4 months ago
I’ve been neglecting you all in the Den since we moved back to Wales (Noswaith dda, bawb) but I’ll try and reconnect soon. Lots happening here – I’m self-publishing the first of three novels in late spring or early summer. Currently wrangling a website into shape (with help). Love to you all x
-
Good to see you, John. x
-
John, what are the novels you’re self-publishing – and where’s the website?
-
Hi there. The website is ‘under construction’ but should go live in the next couple of weeks. I’ll post a link, if I may. The first two novels in the Apples in the Dark series should come out about 6 months apart this year. They’ll be in e-book on several platforms and print-on-demand via IngramSpark. I don’t want to get locked into the Amazon…[Read more]
-
Well, you’ve been busy. Feel free to post a link to your website whenever you want to. Maybe in the Podium or Coffee Shop groups so it doesn’t vanish with the activity stream (although that may take a while anyway with the way activity here has slowed down).
The books sound fascinating and the sequel sounds familiar. Is it one you were working on…[Read more]
-
Thank you, Athers. They are both a result of unpacking The Blackbird Effect, the novel that landed me an agent (for a while) in 2012 without attracting a publisher – and thereby making Harry hopping mad, because he backed it as the Next Big Thing. I wasn’t so surprised: it had too many themes and too too much business, leaving lots of passages s…[Read more]
-
I do admire you for taking this view of things and for taking positive action to work through it. I think these sound like hard decisions.
My writing has picked up, a little, after a very slow few years. I’m about 70% into the first draft of a novel, although that in itself is a bit tricky as I wrote a fair bit and then abandoned it – so…[Read more]
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly comp – January 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 5 months ago
Sorry chaps, a bit late.
Seagreen, a fabulous little poem that sums up so many early Januarys for me.
Alex, you conjure the odious, or indeed, odorous boss so well. What a very nice twist.
Who to pick? If only because my month started exactly this way, well done Seagreen.
-
Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly comp – January 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 5 months ago
Sorry chaps, a bit late.
Seagreen, a fabulous little poem that sums up so many early Januarys for me.
Alex, you conjure the odious, or indeed, odorous boss so well. What a very nice twist.
Who to pick? If only because my month started exactly this way, well done Seagreen.
-
Athelstone posted an update 3 years, 5 months ago
There’s a bug “YAY!” probably introduced in a recent update. Normally if you see a comment you can go straight to the item commented on by clicking on the time that the comment was made (link at the end of the description of the comment). This doesn’t always work anymore where the item requires a login to view, even if you are logged in. I’m…[Read more]
-
Athelstone started the topic Monthly comp – January 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 6 months ago
Wow, the start of a new year. The topic is “Something New”. Anything that fits that in 500 words or less.
-
Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly Competition – November 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 6 months ago
Thanks Alex, and thanks for the prompt too. I must be a gloomy person but I found a happy competition made my mind go blank. But it’s good to have to think a bit.
-
-
Happy new year to you too and all the Denizens.
-
-
Athelstone posted an update 3 years, 6 months ago
A Very Merry Christmas to all Denizens, wherever you may be.
-
And to you and yours, Ath. (Someone’s got to respond…)
-
Happy Christmas, Ath and Richard, and everyone. Best wishes for 2023.
-
-
Athelstone posted an update 3 years, 6 months ago
ANYONE LOGGING IN…still time to write just 500 words for the December comp! You know you’ll feel better if you do.
- Load More
Skip to content